Effectiveness of a community-based truancy intervention: A pilot study

New Zealand Journal of Educational Studies

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 191-203

  Milne, Barry J ^a,c   Chalmers, Shaye ^d   Waldie, Karen E ^b   Darling, Helen ^b   Poulton, Richie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^c Dunedin Multidisc Hlth Devmt R   (New Zealand)

^d NONE

Author keywords

Community intervention; Mentoring; Truancy; Youth

Indexed keywords

EID: 0037651260     PISSN: 00288276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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